The caverns lead to a long-forgotten staircase, ascending into the scent of dust and paper. Shelves stretch into darkness, each book glaring at you as though aware of its neglect. One tome falls open, revealing a sentence that reads the same in both directions, hiding mirrored words within.
Question:
An ancient manuscript reads: ‘No lemon, no melon, mad Bob, level deed.’ How many palindromic words (3+ letters) are in this famous phrase?
Hint: “Hold the phrase up to a mirror and ignore the tiny filler words — fruit misleads, but a few proud terms sit perfectly symmetrical, whatever their capital letters insist.”